From http://www.askoxford.com/ caravel, /karrvel/ (also carvel), noun historical a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese ship of the 15th-17th centuries. ORIGIN - Portuguese caravela, from Greek karaboe' or 'light ship's 'horned beetle' or 'light ship' .
Cascais caravel
A Portuguese caravel, on a building in Cascais.
From http://www.askoxford.com/ caravel, /karrvel/ (also carvel), noun historical a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese ship of the 15th-17th centuries. ORIGIN - Portuguese caravela, from Greek karaboe' or 'light ship's 'horned beetle' or 'light ship' .
I read that your resident student is soon to be off to China. My recently qualified (ex)student daughter did some practical in Beijing and travelled allover Asia in the process. Mongolia, many Chinese provinces including Tibet, Vietnam (travelled on her own through the place with a motorbike) and Hong Kong. Did she have a lot to tell - and excellent pictures.